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... to Salvador, the Bahian capital. Flight very easy and we arrived into Salvador in the evening checking in to our hostel in the old historic centre, Pelourinho. Headed for a cheap dinner on the hostel owners recommendation and then into a bar watching some live music. We were about to go home when we heard a samba band very close, wandering round the next corner of the cobbled streets we happened upon a samba group walking through the square playing with around a hundred ...

... the cheapest place you can go and they've got waves for Vini and he just needs his camera. I love this family. Even though I was so tired, I didn't end up getting into bed until around 11:30 because of all the excitement, and everyone was still doing things, so I couldn't go to sleep just yet. Vini got home around 11 and Diogo was playing guitar. I know this was extremely long, but I don't want to forget a thing, and these blog entries are kind of for myself for that purpose ...

... USA hoopla. We left feeling very pumped up for the next day's game.

We woke up nervous and excited on game day. We had a few hours still to explore the city, so we checked out a couple of the recommended Pelourinho churches, including an absolutely stunning Baroque masterpiece, quite possibly the most beautiful church I've ever visited. We just sat in a pew, stunned, marveling at the vibrancy and intricacy of the gilded carved wood. All of ...

... about World Cup games is that after the game, there are no taunts, no bad feelings - the fans are still cheering for their teams and the Belgium fans have something nice to say about the US - you gave us a run, you were unlucky, it was a great game. Much better sportsmanship than you see at a Yankees game! The energy and the noise level in the stands is unbelievable - I videotaped some to show you. Off to Rio ...